I don't like compliments. No. I prefer criticisms; prefer to prove them wrong

I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say playing football is all I have ever wanted to do.

I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say that playing football is all I have ever wanted to do and to have had such a long and successful career at Manchester United has been a real honour. This was not a decision that I have taken lightly but I feel now is the right time for me to stop playing. To have been part of the team that helped the Club reach that 19th title is a great privilege.

I dont like compliments. I prefer criticism..then I can prove those people wrong.

I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.

When it's over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Well, you were a half-decent player.'

At every opportunity, I wanted to play football.